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Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder Knock Off L.A. Lakers in Five: A Fan's Take Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers in five games, completing an impressive feat of knocking off the last two NBA Champions in back-to-back playoff series. Now, after finishing their first two series with a 8-1 record, the Thunder head into the Western Conference Finals to face the San Antonio Spurs, who have won 18 straight. Kevin Durant slows Kobe Bryant before stopping the Lakers The lanky forward forces the All-Star guard into tough shots before making two big baskets of his own, including the go-ahead three-pointer in a 103-100 victory in Game 4. Kevin Durant might be listed at 6-feet-9, but an Oklahoma City teammate called the star forward 6-10. And Lakers Coach Mike Brown went so far as to call Durant a 7-footer. Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant have Thunder looking like champion contenders The whispers a year ago that the young stars couldn't coexist are fading following another shutdown of the Lakers in Game 4 of the Western semifinals. Kevin Durant, Thunder drop big one on the Lakers Oklahoma City forward delivers the final blow -- a three-pointer with 13 seconds left -- in a 103-100 victory that caps a 13-point comeback in the fourth quarter and puts the Lakers on the brink of elimination. New adventures in Lakers playoff losses … Kevin Durant rising to the top in the postseason Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant has come up big in the postseason. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea, US PRESSWIRE LOS ANGELES (USA TODAY) — Great teams and great players in this league emerge on great stages, usually in the presence of other greatness. Thunder surge past Lakers 106-90 to win West semis With the Oklahoma City Thunder just starting to come to life, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant didn't need to take a break. Kevin Durant's Jordanesque Heroics Will Fuel End of Western Conference Dynasties Kevin Durant has ice water running through his veins. There is a new dynasty forming atop the Western Conference, and it's Durant's Oklahoma City Thunder . This is a 23-year-old kid who has shown absolutely no fear in a season where everyone expected Oklahoma City to find success, and it's fitting to say that Durant's time has officially arrived. Some expected the Thunder to have some trouble ... Kevin Durant: Paces Thunder on Saturday Update: Durant had 31 points (10-18 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 8-10 FT), 13 rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block in 46 minutes Saturday to help the Thunder beat the Lakers in Game 4. NBA playoffs: Kevin Durant is becoming a cold-blooded closer for Thunder LOS ANGELES — Kevin Durant had to resist his initial impulse. When his pull-up three-pointer over Metta World Peace splashed through the net with 13.7 seconds remaining Saturday night — providing the decisive points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 103-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers — Durant turned and glared toward his bench, stone-faced. Read full article >> Oklahoma Thunder beat Los Angeles Lakers to win West semifinal Russell Westbrook scored 28 points and Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds to power the Oklahoma Thunder ahead in the second half for a 106-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in a deciding Game 5 of the West semifinals on Monday night. The Thunder move on to the West finals to face the San Antonio Spurs beginning Sunday night.
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